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Romney to NAACP: Voting GOP Good For Your Families
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Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign event in Sterling, Va.
HOUSTON (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney will tell black voters during a speech to the NAACP that backing him for president is in the best interest of their families.
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Obama Calls For Rise in Small Business Write-Offs
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President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a campaign event in Parma, Ohio.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to increase the amount of investments small businesses can expense next year.
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INSIDE WASHINGTON: Much Ado On Hill About Little
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Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congress is in, but it's far from lawmaking.
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GOP Says Healthcare Repeal Also Stops a Tax
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Demonstrators react to the Supreme Court landmark decision on health care, Thursday, June 28, 2012, outside the court in Washington.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans, stung by the Supreme Court decision upholding President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, are seizing on one wrinkle to bolster their election-year case for repeal — the court's judgment that the penalty for failing to get insurance is a tax.
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Obama team targets Mitt Romney's private finances
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:56PM July 10, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama election campaign has a politically loaded question it wants voters to think about: What is Mitt Romney hiding?
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Biden faults Romney for not releasing tax returns
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:45PM July 10, 2012 CommentLAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden denounced Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney on Tuesday as a candidate with something to hide.
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Romney visits food bank in fire-stricken Colorado
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:59PM July 10, 2012 CommentCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is visiting a food bank in southern Colorado that's working to help victims of the region's wildfires.
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US Senate Race: Can passion push Cruz to victory?
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:47PM July 10, 2012 CommentAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ted Cruz has grown accustomed to having his campaign speech interrupted by whoops and hollering, shrieks of "Go Ted!" and even an "A-Men!" or two.
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AG Holder says Texas ID law would harm minorities
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:26PM July 10, 2012 CommentHOUSTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he opposes a new photo ID requirement in Texas elections because it would be harmful to minority voters.
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AdWatch: Ad says Obama makes excuses on economy
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:03PM July 10, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — TITLE: "Excuses"
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THE RACE: Dead-heat race not rousing US economy
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:02PM July 10, 2012 CommentFour months out, the presidential race is a cliffhanger. That makes for an exciting contest, but it's not exactly a shot in the arm for the battered economy, the No. 1 campaign issue.
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Senate Democrats Pushing Tax Cuts for Business
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, is optimistic about his party picking up seats in the House and Senate in upcoming elections.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats want to push tax cuts through the Senate for companies that hire new workers, give raises or buy major new equipment this year.
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Obama to Make Pitch On Tax Cuts in Iowa
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Barack Obama speaks in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are clashing in a reinvigorated election-year debate over tax fairness, with both sides claiming their position is best for a struggling middle class.
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Clinton Chides Vietnam On Protecting Human Rights
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Hillary Clinton testifies during her confirmation hearing as nominee to be Secretary of State.
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she supports Vietnam's work to help resolve issues in the disputed South China Sea but believes the communist country needs to do more to protect human rights.
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Clinton: U.S. Won't React to Arafat Poisoning Rumors
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat pauses during an emergency cabinet session at his compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah in 2004.
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S. will wait for the results of any new investigation into Yasser Arafat's death and won't be responding to rumors.
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Unions to Hold 'Shadow Convention' Prior to National Convention
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Delegates at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three weeks before the Democratic National Convention this summer, union leaders plan to hold their own "shadow convention" to promote labor issues they believe too many elected officials are ignoring.
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Veteran House Dems Gear Up for Competitive Races
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Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Rep. Lois Capps of California and other vulnerable House Democrats, a string of successful re-election bids and double-digit margins of victory may mean little this year.
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Ethics Committee appoints panel in Berkley case
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:59PM July 09, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee announced Monday that it had appointed a panel to investigate whether Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley used her position to benefit her family's financial interests, giving Republicans additional fodder to question her conduct leading up to November's election for a Senate seat in a critical swing state.
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Obama seeks to shift election toward tax debate
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:54PM July 09, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Facing sagging jobs numbers, President Barack Obama sought to recast the November election as a fight over tax fairness on Monday, urging tax cut extensions for all families earning less than $250,000 but denying them to households making more than that.
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Casino mogul gives $1M to new 'super' PAC
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:52PM July 09, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is giving $1 million to a "super" political committee aimed at helping conservatives get elected in Florida.
